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Ali on the Run Show

05. Alice Saunders, Creator of Forestbound and 3:19 Marathoner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.93.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Alice Saunders is the creator of Forestbound, a Boston-based company that makes and sells canvas and leather bags made from historic textiles. Alice is also a super speedy runner and marathoner. She started running later in life, and now boasts some pretty serious PRs, including a 3:19 marathon and a 1:37 half marathon. In this episode, Alice and I talk about how she created Forestbound, why she started running (for a good cause!), and our unathletic pasts — including our best strategies for skipping out on the mile during gym class in fifth grade. (Plus a few hot takes about important things like pineapple pizza.) We’re also hosting a giveaway with this episode! One lucky listener will win Alice’s famous ESCAPE Canvas Utility Bag. (You’re going to want this bag. It’s the best.) To enter, leave a rating and review on iTunes (http://apple.co/2kDx0zz) before Tuesday, February 21. I’ll pick a winner at random and will announce the lucky ESCAPE bag winner on next week’s episode. Show Notes Forestbound: http://www.forestbound.com/ ESCAPE bag: http://www.forestbound.com/collections/escape-canvas-bag Forestbound Long May They Run line: http://www.forestbound.com/collections/long-may-they-run The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: http://www.theaftd.org/ SHAPE Women’s Half Marathon: http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2017/shape-womens-half-marathon Eugene Marathon: http://www.eugenemarathon.com/ Sarah Bard: https://sarahjbard.com/ Follow Alice: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestbound/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Forestbound Website: http://www.forestbound.com/ Follow Ali: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliontherun1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aliontherun1 Blog: http://www.aliontherunblog.com/ Thank you for listening to and supporting the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on iTunes (http://apple.co/2kDx0zz). Spread the run love!

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0:00.0

Hi everyone and welcome to episode 5 of The Alley on the Run Show.

0:08.6

I'm your host, Allie Feller and I want to thank you all for tuning in today and supporting

0:13.4

this show through its first week.

0:16.4

Today's guest is a great one.

0:18.0

Obviously that's the point of all this, right?

0:20.2

Today I'm talking to Alice Saunders.

0:22.6

Alice is the mastermind behind Forest Found, a Boston based company that makes and sells

0:27.5

bags made from historic textiles.

0:30.9

So I know you're like, okay, but what does that have to do with running and why should I

0:35.0

care?

0:36.0

Well, Alice's bags are awesome.

0:38.3

I have super popular skate bag and I get compliments every time I take it out and trust

0:43.2

me I find every excuse to take it out.

0:46.4

Alice got her start on Etsy back in 2007 and her design blew up fast.

0:51.5

It wasn't long before she was getting orders from anthropology and urban outfitters.

0:55.8

What started as a fun hobby turned into a full-time job and Alice became an entrepreneur.

1:01.1

She's totally self-made and she does all the creative and all the business stuff for this

1:05.4

operation.

1:07.4

I was so excited to get to chat with Alice because we grew up together.

1:10.8

Alice and I went to school together in good old half-continent New Hampshire starting all

1:14.6

the way back in first grade and we were super tight throughout elementary and middle school.

1:19.4

She was the scary spice to my baby spice.

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